Unions Hit the Ground Running After GOP Convention

Change to Win Continues Nationwide Truth Campaign on John McCain

Online Video Series "Real McCain of Genius" Showcases Out-of-Touch McCain
through Bud Light Parody

Truth Squad to Hit Six New Battleground States in One Month

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- A new campaign by the seven unions and six
million members of Change to Win is challenging the anti-worker agenda
championed by John McCain at the Republican National Convention.

Part of a multifaceted, multimedia effort launched in August, Change to Win is
continuing the McCain Truth Squad tour, updating its new website,
www.worsethanbush.org, and premiering "Real McCain of Genius," the first in a
two-part online video series. The videos highlight ways John McCain is out of
touch with working Americans using a parody of the Bud Light ad, "Real Men of
Genius."

The Truth Squad of nine workers also continues its journey this week,
launching its second leg in St. Paul, Minnesota with a response to the GOP
Convention. The Squad is traveling through three states using direct action
and creative events to educate union members on controversial McCain policies
including his Bush inspired voting record, negligence on national flood
disasters, and lack of support for America's firefighters.

"The real McCain would be a real disaster for America's workers," said Anna
Burger, Chair of Change to Win. "What we saw in St. Paul was not the change
Americans need, but the nomination of a candidate who has voted with George W.
Bush 90 percent of the time. After seven years of failed economic policies
resulting in millions of lost jobs, lost homes and lost access to health care,
working families have had enough. The Change to Win Truth Squad is traveling
the country so America's workers see that behind John McCain's self-proclaimed
maverick style lies a Washington insider running on an agenda for a third Bush
term."

The Change to Win Truth Squad is comprised of workers from Nevada, Illinois,
and Tennessee, including waitresses, cashiers, dishwashers, homecare workers
and government employees. The Squad will highlight McCain's agenda through
dramatic demonstrations such as:

-- Revealing John McCain's Biggest Secret: After extensively gathering
intelligence at the Republican National Convention, the Truth Squad has
discovered that despite aggressive efforts to disguise himself as a maverick,
John McCain is a staple Bush Republican with a comprehensive anti-worker
agenda. Truth Squad members dressed as spies are revealing this "Top Secret"
information at a rally for St. Paul workers. The event features a union
member who worked inside the convention and is reporting what he saw.

-- Truth Squad Supports Al Franken: Truth Squad members have volunteered
their own time to support the Al Franken campaign for Senate. Truth Squad
workers will join a canvass for Franken in southern Minnesota and participate
in a rally for Franken supporters. The event features speeches by Al Franken
and a Change to Win worker highlighting the similarities between John McCain
and Minnesota Republican Senator Norm Coleman.

The Squad's mission is also spread online through www.worsethanbush.org. A
main feature of the site is "Ask McCain" -- videos of workers across the
country telling their stories of what life has been like over the last seven
years and asking John McCain questions about his record and agenda. In
addition, www.worsethanbush.org is a hub for videos featuring candid and
entertaining McCain moments, up-to-date news on McCain gaffes, and "Who Said
It?," an interactive game featuring prominent, and comic, McCain quotes.

The website hosts the online comedy video series "Real McCain of Genius." The
first video satirically highlights McCain's "genius" for admitting he doesn't
know the number of houses he owns while millions of Americans are facing
foreclosure on their only home. The videos are produced by Olde English, a
New York-based comedy group formerly of Turner's SuperDeluxe.com and featured
monthly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.

The following is the schedule for the Truth Squad's three tours:

Tour 1 Tour 2 Tour 3
8.18 - Reno, NV 9.5 - St. Paul, MN 9.26 - Grand Rapids, MI
8.19 - Carson City, NV 9.6 - Mankato, MN 9.27 - Lansing, MI
8.20 - Las Vegas, NV 9.7 - Cedar Rapids, IA 9.28 - Flint, MI
8.21 - Pahrump, NV 9.10 - Kansas City, MO 9.29 - Toledo, OH
8.22 - Phoenix, AZ 9.11 - St. Louis, MO 9.30 - Akron &
8.24 - Denver, CO Youngstown, OH
10.1 - Pittsburgh, PA
10.3 - Scranton, PA

On February 21, 2008, Change to Win endorsed Senator Barack Obama for
president of the United States of America. The Change to Win political
program is conducting a comprehensive mail, phone, and canvass effort in 13
battleground states: Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Iowa, Missouri,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nevada, Colorado, Michigan, Indiana, North Carolina, and
Virginia. Change to Win plans to send 10 million pieces of direct mail, make
20 million phone calls, and run a full-time, coordinated member-to-member
canvass with 1,500 member organizers. Change to Win unions also plan to
recruit over 50,000 volunteers for Election Day.

About Change to Win
Change to Win is a partnership of seven unions and six million members founded
in 2005 to organize workers of the new American economy. Change to Win is
committed to restoring the American Dream so that all workers have a paycheck
that can support a family, affordable health care, a secure and dignified
retirement, and the opportunity for the next generation to be better off. The
seven affiliated unions are: Service Employees International Union, UNITE
HERE, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, Laborers' International Union of North America,
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and United Farm
Workers of America.

Paid for by the Change to Win Committee for the American Dream (1900 L Street,
NW, 9th Fl, Washington, DC 20036, 202-721-0660). Not authorized by any
candidate or candidate's committee.

SOURCE Change to Win

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